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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2011 Fitness Retailer Survey - Part 4: accessory brands, plus what wastes your time?
Sep 12, 2011
This week we present the fourth and final part from the 2011 edition of our annual SNEWS Fitness Retailer Survey. This segment covers top brands in the accessory category, as well as what retailers say wastes their time. Miss a part? The links to this year's other three parts, plus previous years are here too.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2011 Fitness Retailer Survey - Part 3: 'best' strength equipment brands; kettlebell update
Sep 7, 2011
This week we present the third of four survey parts from the annual SNEWS Fitness Retailer Survey. This segment covers top brands in strength equipment, and there are a few changes … again. Already posted: "best" and "most difficult" fitness suppliers, plus cardio trends and winners. Still to come: accessories.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2011 Fitness Retailer Survey - Part 2: 'best' cardio equipment brands by category
Aug 31, 2011
This week we present the second of four survey parts from the annual SNEWS Fitness Retailer Survey with this segment covering top brands in cardiovascular equipment categories. All the parts of our survey report will come just as you are planning your visit to the Health & Fitness Business show in mid-September. "Best" and "most difficult" fitness supplier survey results were presented Aug. 24. Coming yet are segments on strength, accessories and more.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2011 Fitness Retailer Survey - Part 1: best, 'most difficult,' plus sales trends
Aug 24, 2011
Finally, the first part of the results from the SNEWS Fitness Retailer Survey you’ve been waiting for. Just in time to size up before the coming Health & Fitness Business show and the 2011-12 busy season, you’ll find the first of four parts of our survey focusing on the “best” and “most difficult” suppliers, and analysis on certain sales and revenue trends. Surprises? You betcha. Results still coming in the next weeks: cardio, strength, accessories, and more.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2010 Fitness Retailer Survey - Part 4: Accessories ‘best’ brands; need for an industry association, trade show
Aug 23, 2010
The last of four parts of the annual SNEWS Fitness Retailer Survey takes a look at what has been going on with the accessories category. Don’t miss our report on top brands and top-selling categories. Plus, we discuss the answers to this year’s “thought” question on what respondents think about a fitness industry association. The full, detailed results are open to any All Access SNEWS® subscriber.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2010 Fitness Retailer Survey - Part 3: cardio segment’s ‘best’ brands, trends
Aug 16, 2010
The third of four parts of the annual SNEWS Fitness Retailer Survey takes a look at what has been going on in the cardiovascular equipment category. Don’t miss our report on top brands, top-selling categories and other trends. Complete result details are a special feature available only to SNEWS All Access subscribers. To subscribe, or to upgrade from a SNEWS Freebie limited-access subscription, visit www.snewsnet.com/subscribe.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2010 Fitness Retailer Survey - Part 2: Strength-training ‘best’ brands, trends
Aug 9, 2010
The second part of the annual SNEWS Fitness Retailer Survey takes a look at what was going on in the strength-training category in 2009. Don’t miss our report on top brands, top-selling categories and other trends. The full detailed results are open to any All Access SNEWS® subscriber. Still to come this month: cardio and accessories trends and more.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2010 Fitness Retailer Survey - Part 1: Best, “most difficult,” plus sales trends
Aug 2, 2010
Finally, the first part of the results you’ve been waiting for. Here we present the first of four parts of our annual SNEWS Fitness Retailer Survey -- this part focuses on the “best” and “most difficult” suppliers, and also summarizes and analyzes certain sales and revenue trends. Results still coming: cardio, strength, accessories and more.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2009 Fitness Retailer Survey, part 4: Treadmills, bike, ellipticals, A-trainers and overall best-selling cardio
Aug 17, 2009
This week, we present results from our annual SNEWS Fitness Retailer Survey about the dominating cardio equipment segment with the best brands, as voted by our respondents, in treadmills, bikes and ellipticals, thoughts o the developing “A-Trainer” category and, in general, what’s selling overall...
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2009 Fitness Retailer Survey, part 3: Accessories trends, plus insights on social media and coping with the economy
Aug 10, 2009
With so much to present from our annual SNEWS® Fitness Retailer Survey, we are breaking up the results for 2009, into four parts to be run over the next few weeks. All of the news and votes make for interesting reading, and we don’t want any one category to get lost in the information overload that can prevail when it’s presented as one huge story. This week, we present results about the accessories category, as well as insights shared with us in our annual “belly-button pondering” thought questions.
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